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CITY of TOMAHAWK COMMON COUNCIL Tuesday, August 1, 2017 City Hall, Council Chambers 7:00PM 23 N 2Nd Street AGENDA COUNCIL A CITY OF TOMAHAWK COMMON COUNCIL Tuesday, August 1, 2017 City Hall, Council Chambers 7:00PM 23 N 2nd Street AGENDA COUNCIL A. CALL TO ORDER MEMBERS B. ROLL CALL STEVEN E TASKAY MAYOR C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TERM EXP. 2018 PRESIDING OFFICER D. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Public Hearing on the Recommended City of Tomahawk Proposed Comprehensive MICKEY LOKA Plan TERM EXP. 2019 E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (During this item on the agenda the Council listens to oral PATRICIA E. HASKIN comments from members of the public on non-agenda items. When speaking please TERM EXP. 2020 state your name and limit your time to five minutes.) ALAN HANSON F. MINUTES – July 18, 2017 TERM EXP. 2018 JEFF KAHLE G. CHECKS – General Fund account checks 105187 – 105388, 4 automatic tax TERM EXP. 2019 withdrawals, 2 automatic deferred compensation withdrawals and 1 Employee Trust PRESIDENT Fund withdrawal in the total amount of $328,216.69, payroll checks 50865 – 50885 and direct deposit checks V6052– V6131 in the amount of $82,601.31 and Solid Waste DALE ERNST Fund checks 1499 – 1504 in the amount of $9,594.41 TERM EXP. 2020 H. REPORTS WILL GARSKE 1. Committee Reports TERM EXP. 2018 i. Planning and Zoning Commission ii. Board of Public Works MIKE LOKA iii. Health and Safety Committee TERM EXP. 2018 iv. Finance Committee v. Park and Recreations Committee JIM GRAEBER TERM EXP. 2019 vi. Water and Sewer Utility Commission vii. Solid Waste and Recycling Committee STEVE “DING” BARTZ viii. Commission on Aging (Alderperson Mike Loka) TERM EXP. 2020 ix. Library Board (Alderperson Hanson) 2. Mayor’s Report 3. Written Report from Tomahawk Main Street Inc. Any additions to this agenda will be added to the original posted at City Hall. Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the American’s with Disabilities Act, that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Clerk-Treasurer at City Hall, 453-4040, at least three days prior to the meeting so any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request. PLEASE TURN CELL PHONES ON SILENT DURING MEETINGS POSTED: 07/28/2017 Page 1 of 2 I. LICENSE AND PERMITS 1. Operator Licenses 2. Special Event – Tomahawk Lions Club – Thrilla on the Grilla – August 12, 2017 3. Special Event – Muscular Dystrophy Association – Tomahawk Fall Ride – September 14-16, 2017 J. ORDINANCES 1. An ordinance amending Chapter 78 Solid Waste, Section 78-21 Improper Disposal or Handling of Refuse and Recyclable Materials K. NEXT MEETING 1. August 8, 2017 at 5:15PM 2. September 5, 2017 7:00PM L. ADJOURN Page 2 of 2 1 MINUTES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 2 City of Tomahawk 3 City Council Chambers 4 July 18, 2017 5 6 CALL TO Mayor Steve Taskay called the meeting of the Common Council to order at 7:00PM. 7 ORDER 8 9 ROLL CALL Alderpersons present were Patricia Haskin, Alan Hanson, Dale Ernst, Jim Graeber, 10 Mickey Loka and Will Garske. Absent was Jeff Kahle, Mike Loka and Steve Bartz. 11 12 Also present was Mayor Steve Taskay, Police Chief Al Elvins, Clerk-Treasurer Amanda L. 13 Bartz and Office Assistant Brenda Crass. 14 15 Mayor TASKAY led the Common Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 16 17 PUBLIC ERNST MOVED to enter Public Hearing and GRAEBER seconded. The VOTE was 18 HEARING unanimous. The Public Hearing was opened at 7:02PM. 19 20 1.) 2017-07, an ordinance amending Chapter 94 Traffic by Creating Section 94-77 Left 21 Turn Prohibited 22 23 Michele Kahle, Cruisers Driving School, handed out a position statement and explained 24 that a “J” turn is essentially the same as a “U” turn. She explained that there is a gray 25 area when issuing tickets, however, this ordinance would give the Police Department 26 “teeth” to issue a ticket. She stated she has seen multiple people leave an angle parking 27 place and pull out in the opposite direction which is extremely unsafe. Kahle stated this 28 is not a new concern as she was the Clerk in the 80’s and heard complaints about it then 29 and it is still a dangerous situation. She explained that posting a few signs will also help 30 to alleviate the dangers of “J” turns. Kahle questioned the Police Department that if 31 there was an accident who would be ticketed as both people would be at the fault as it 32 is impossible to see a vehicle coming from the other way. 33 34 Chief ELVINS stated he had Officer Duplayee watch for two hours by Cruisers and he did 35 not report any “J” turns and it is not prosecutable through an attorney. 36 37 Kahle stated that any state statute is prosecutable. She reiterated she can’t imagine a 38 law officer that wouldn’t want the tools to prevent dangerous situations from 39 happening. 40 Common Council July 18, 2017 Page 1 of 8 1 Kahle explained the lighting on Main Street looks great, however, it is dim lit and 2 dangerous at night. She explained the population in Tomahawk has stayed constant 3 over the years, however, this type of situation is becoming rampant. 4 5 Clarann Stocker explained when she was the Mayor this issue was also brought up to 6 Chief ELVINS and he was asked to consider it and was told it was not applicable and 7 wasn’t necessary. 8 9 Debra Cherney, Cruisers Driving School, stated she has a front row seat at Cruisers to 10 Wisconsin Avenue and sees this happen multiple times daily. She explained that she 11 saw someone who was going East on Wisconsin Avenue, pulled into the Cheese Shoppe 12 and pulled out and to head East again on her way to tonight’s meeting. She explained 13 that she sees a lot of vehicles crossing over two lanes and making a “Y” turn, which are 14 only legal where “U” turns are legal, which is illegal mid-block. She explained that she 15 has worked for an insurance firm and adoption of this ordinance would help insurance 16 companies and citizens with their claims. Cherney stated that people that are backing 17 out are typically looking behind them to their right and this can be solved with this 18 simple ordinance. 19 20 Rejeana Ebert questioned how the Courts would view this ordinance/citation. Clerk 21 BARTZ clarified that the municipal court has not seen a ticket yet for this situation. 22 23 Kathy Tobin clarified that this is a daily occurrence in front of the post office and the 24 Leader office on Wisconsin Avenue. 25 26 2.) Abandonment, vacation and discontinuance of the alleys between Bradley Farm 27 Road and School Road 28 29 Robert Wallis, 226 Bradley Farm Road, stated he owns Lot 8 and this vacation will cut off 30 access to his back yard. He stated that there isn’t anywhere for him to put a driveway as 31 it is adjoined by wetland. He stated he bought the property 20 years ago and thought 32 the alley would always be there with access to his back yard. He stated he feels if the 33 City grants them the vacation they are taking away from him and giving it to someone 34 else. Wallis explained he is a business owner in the City and owns two properties and is 35 looking at buying another. 36 37 Amy Peterson clarified they have a verbal agreement with Wallis regarding access to his 38 back yard. 39 40 Wallis stated he has asked for a written agreement, however, the Peterson family 41 refuses to give him one. He stated he has been using the alley for three years and will 42 continue to do so. He explained he has asked them to move their boats and cable-gate 43 and they have done improvements to the alley. He reiterated the alley does not belong Common Council July 18, 2017 Page 2 of 8 1 to them and they are already making improvements to it. He explained that if he had a 2 written agreement he would be in favor of the vacation. 3 4 Peterson explained that this was approved three years ago and the City was asked to 5 install a culvert and mow the area. She explained that there have been trailers and 6 other items by the alley, however, they have not blocked Wallis’s access to his property. 7 She reiterated they have always been fair to their neighbors. 8 9 Wallis questioned if there were meetings previous three years ago as he was not made 10 aware of them. 11 12 GRAEBER MOVED to close the Public Hearing and HASKIN seconded. The VOTE was 13 unanimous. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:29PM. 14 15 MICKEY LOKA excused himself from the meeting at 7:30PM. 16 17 PUBLIC There were no public comments. 18 COMMENTS 19 20 MINUTES GRAEBER MOVED to approve the June 06, 2017 minutes and GARSKE seconded. The 21 VOTE was unanimous. 22 23 CHECKS GRAEBER MOVED to approve General Fund account checks 105165 – 105286, 6 24 automatic tax withdrawals, 2 automatic deferred compensation withdrawals and 1 TIF 25 Payment and 1 Employee Trust Fund withdrawal in the total amount of $304,287.35, 26 payroll checks 50820 – 50864 and direct deposit checks V5966 – V6051 in the amount of 27 $98,000.87 and Solid Waste Fund checks 1490 – 1498 in the amount of $18,292.26 and 28 HASKIN seconded.
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